,,iii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #hf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #bj1 #bjbe,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 and ,mr4 ,coons7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,senate regarding ,united ,nations ,general ,assembly ,resolution #bgeh 7,,xxvi7 and the harmful conflation of ,china's ,one ,china ,principle and the ,united ,states' ,one ,china ,policy4 ,whereas1 on ,october #be1 #aiga1 ,united ,nations ,general ,assembly passed ,resolution #bgeh1 which recognizes the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china 7referred to in this preamble as the ,,prc7 as the representative of the member state ,china in the ,united ,nations2 ,whereas the purpose of ,resolution #bgeh was to address the question of which government would represent the ,china seat at the ,united ,nations1 and not to address any other issues1 including issues related to ,taiwan's ultimate political status2 ,whereas1 in recent years1 the ,,prc has linked ,resolution #bgeh with its ,one ,china ,principle and has claimed that ,resolution #bgeh addresses the matter of sovereignty over ,taiwan2 ,whereas the ,one ,china ,principle is a policy held by the ,chinese ,communist ,party that-- 7#a7 the ,,prc is the sole sovereign nation using the name ,china2 and 7#b7 ,taiwan is an inalienable part of ,china2 ,whereas ,resolution #bgeh did not endorse and is not equivalent to the ,one ,china ,principle and countries that supported ,resolution #bgeh do not necessarily accept the ,one ,china ,principle2 ,whereas ,resolution #bgeh does not represent an international consensus regarding the ,,prc's stance that ,taiwan is part of ,china2 ,whereas ,,prc officials misrepresent ,resolution #bgeh by claiming the adoption of ,resolution #bgeh implies acceptance of the ,one ,china ,principle and the ,,prc's claims to ,taiwan2 ,whereas the ,,prc misleadingly claims that countries with a one ,china policy have accepted and abide by the ,,prc's ,one ,china ,principle2 ,whereas ,deputy ,secretary of ,state ,kurt ,campbell said1 in a #bjbd hearing before the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives1 that ,resolution #bgeh is a tool that ,china uses to make the argument that somehow ,taiwan's status is illegitimate1 and reiterated ,united ,states commitments to ,taiwan2 ,whereas the one ,china policy of the ,united ,states acknowledges the ,,prc's ,one ,china ,principle1 but affirms that-- 7#a7 the ,united ,states does not take a position on ,taiwan's status2 and 7#b7 this issue should be resolved peacefully by the people on both sides of the ,taiwan ,strait2 ,whereas1 in #aihb1 during the administration of ,president ,ronald ,reagan1 the ,united ,states conveyed ,six ,assurances to ,taiwan's ,president ,chiang ,ching-kuo1 including that the ,united ,states had not changed its position regarding sovereignty over ,taiwan1 and each subsequent ,united ,states presidential administration has reaffirmed these ,six ,assurances2 ,whereas ,taiwan has established representative offices in more than #fj countries and at the ,european ,union and the ,world ,trade ,organization1 which disproves the ,,prc's claim of a unified ,united ,nations position or international consensus on ,taiwan's status2 ,whereas the ,,prc has weaponized ,resolution #bgeh and the ,one ,china ,principle to isolate ,taiwan and to prevent its meaningful participation at the ,united ,nations1 ,united ,nations-affiliated agencies1 and other international fora1 including at the ,world ,health ,organization1 the ,international ,civil ,aviation ,organization1 and ,interpol2 ,whereas the ,,prc has bolstered its claims and engaged in revisionist history by successfully altering historic ,united ,nations documents to changes references to ,taiwan to ,taiwan1 ,province of ,china2 ,whereas1 in #bjje1 the ,secretary of the ,world ,health ,organization signed a memorandum of understanding with the ,,prc ,ministry of ,health regarding how the ,world ,health ,organization would engage with ,taiwan1 which included a requirement that communication with ,taiwan go through the ,,prc2 ,whereas ,united ,nations ,general ,secretary ,ban ,ki-,moon cited ,resolution #bgeh when refusing ,taiwan's accession to the ,united ,nations in #bjjg1 based on the incorrect assertion that ,resolution #bgeh supports ,china's claim that ,taiwan is part of ,china2 ,whereas the ,united ,nations has used ,resolution #bgeh as a justification for requiring ,taiwan citizens1 including those with official invitations to attend ,united ,nations events1 journalists1 and representatives of nongovernmental organizations1 to obtain ,,prc-issued ,taiwan ,compatriot ,permits in addition to their passport or a ,,prc passport to gain entry to ,united ,nations facilities2 ,whereas ,secretary of ,state ,antony ,blinken released a statement in #bjba1 which criticized the ,united ,nations' exclusion of ,taiwan civil society members and emphasized that denying entry to such individuals undermines the work of the ,united ,nations2 ,whereas1 in #bjbb1 ,robert ,o',brien1 former ,united ,states ,national ,security ,advisor1 stated that-- 7#a7 the ,,prc manipulates ,resolution #bgeh to make false claims regarding ,taiwan's status in order to undermine the international order and the international system2 and 7#b7 ,resolution #bgeh relates solely to the occupancy of the ,china seat at the ,united ,nations and nothing more2 ,whereas1 after the ,inter-,parliamentary ,alliance on ,china passed a model resolution clarifying the contents of ,resolution #bgeh in #bjbd1 the ,australian ,senate1 the ,dutch ,house of ,representatives1 the ,united ,kingdom ,house of ,commons1 the ,canadian ,house of ,commons1 and the ,european ,parliament have all approved resolutions opposing the ,,prc's distortion of ,resolution #bgeh and efforts by the ,,prc to block ,taiwan's meaningful participation in international organizations2 ,whereas1 in ,august #bjbc1 the ,central ,american ,parliament 7also known as ,,parlacen7 expelled ,taiwan1 after more than #bj years as a permanent observer1 from holding such status at its sessions and falsely claimed that ,resolution #bgeh deemed ,taiwan a province of mainland ,china1 which disqualifies it from participating as an ,independent country2 ,whereas1 in ,october #bjbd1 ,south ,africa's ,department of ,international ,relations and ,cooperation echoed ,,prc propaganda by inaccurately citing ,resolution #bgeh as justification to direct ,taiwan's representative office to relocate outside of the capital1 ,pretoria2 ,whereas the ,,prc cites ,resolution #bgeh as a justification to coerce1 intimidate1 or punish sovereign nations for engagement and partnership with ,taiwan2 and ,whereas1 since #bjaf1 the ,,prc has successfully induced or pressured #aj nations3 ,so ,tom and ,principe1 ,panama1 the ,dominican ,republic1 ,el ,salvador1 ,burkina ,faso1 ,kiribati1 ,solomon ,islands1 ,nicaragua1 ,honduras1 and ,nauru1 to cut diplomatic ties with ,taiwan3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 reaffirms that the longstanding one ,china policy of the ,united ,states does not affirmatively recognize the ,people's ,republic of ,china's claim to control over ,taiwan and its outlying islands1 but rather acknowledges this position1 reaffirms the interest of the ,united ,states in a peaceful resolution of cross-,strait issues1 has not agreed to take any position regarding sovereignty over ,taiwan1 and will not exert pressure on ,taiwan to enter into negotiations with the ,,prc2 7#b7 reaffirms that the one ,china policy of the ,united ,states and the similar policies of its partners are not equivalent to the ,one ,china ,principle of the ,chinese ,communist ,party2 7#c7 emphasizes that ,united ,nations ,general ,assembly ,resolution #bgeh is not equivalent to1 and does not endorse1 the ,,prc's ,one ,china ,principle2 7#d7 emphasizes further that ,resolution #bgeh does not take a position on ,taiwan's ultimate political status1 as explicitly recognized by ,,prc leaders at the time1 and does not represent a ,united ,nations consensus on ,taiwan's status2 7#e7 opposes ,china's use of the ,one ,china ,principle to coerce the ,united ,states1 ,taiwan1 and other countries to accept its claims over ,taiwan2 7#f7 supports ,taiwan's diplomatic allies in continuing official relationships with ,taiwan1 and other nations across the world in strengthening their partnerships with ,taiwan2 7#g7 reaffirms support for ,taiwan's membership in international organizations for which statehood is not a requirement for membership and encourages meaningful participation for ,taiwan in organizations in which its membership is not possible2 7#h7 recognizes that ,taiwan is a reliable and indispensable partner on issues ranging from global health to advanced manufacturing1 and its resources and expertise are assets from which the international community should fully benefit2 7#i7 supports ensuring that ,taiwan passport holders are able to access ,united ,nations grounds and should not be required to provide ,,prc-issued identification2 7#aj7 encourages the ,united ,states ,government to work with partners on joint efforts to counter ,china's false narratives about ,resolution #bgeh2 and 7#aa7 supports the efforts of other countries to differentiate between their policies and the ,one ,china ,principle to counter ,china's propaganda about international views of ,taiwan4